MH-208 Jel - 10 SecondsFrom Mantronix to Marley Marl, the Beastie Boys to Large Professor, the Bomb Squad to Dj Muggs, and the Rza to Jel, the SP-1200 has been the most important instrument in hip-hop's short history. Named after the unit's criminally small amount of sample time, 10 Seconds pays homage to hip-hop's past without ever sounding dated. Featuring the signature drum programming and sample selection that has made him a favorite in underground circles, the instrumental format of 10 Seconds allows Jel the opportunity to structure his tracks without limitation. The result is a full-length that flows while maintaining the standard hip-hop boom-bap and is sure to go down as blueprint for future hip-hop instrumentals.

Tracklist

01. 11. Multi Pitch

02. 12. Multi Level

03. 13. Exit Multi Mode

04. 14. Dynamic Button

05. Close..

06. 15. Define Mix

07. 16. Select Mix

08. 17. Channel Assign

09. 18. Decay/Tune Select

10. Forget It

11. European4

12. ..Your..

13. Changing Patterns

14. 19. Loop/Truncate

15. 20. Delete Sound

16. 21. 1st Song/Step

17. 22. MIDI Parameters

18. 23. Special

19. Tip Unfiltered

20. ..Ears.

21. Time Signature

22. Subsong

23. Auto Correct

Release Details

Release Date: 10/22/2002

Running Time: 56:59

2XLP/Out Of Print

CD/Out Of Print

Territory: World Excluding Japan

Reviews Summary

An impressive compilation of a beat-maker whose close attention to detail is definitely paying off - CMJ / Jel at his finest - Synthesis / One of hip-hop's most innovative beat merchants - Mean Street / Instrumental hip-hop doesn't get much better than this - Alternative Press / Measure this current release and you'll know the joy of witnessing hip-hop's evolution firsthand - Tokion

Jel is the samplin' fiend behind Anticon-related hip-hop science experiments like the ethereal Deep Puddle Dynamics, the self-doubting emo-rap of Atmosphere, and the truly fucked Themselves. On 10 Seconds (named after the sampling duration on an SP-1200), Jel displays his trademark beat-construction - dusty, dirty, murky, grimy, fuzzy, buzzy, meaty, beaty, big and certainly not bouncy - finally without all that pesky rapping. Jel uses the lack of structure to his advantage, using the open space to be more tangential and free. It all seems to owe a tiny debt of gratitude to Dj Shadow's landmark Endtroducing, but Jel definitely dances to the beat of a different drum machine, loading his tracks with haunting reverb, crunchy guitar solos, disembodied fuzz, overly-distorted drums and noisy stutter. Jel sounds like quite a dour sample-hound - austere organs ebb and flow in even streams, double-backed drums placed in the right spaces break the tide quite nicely. But, he also samples Buffy from the Fat Boys, so he's not all sturm und drang, ya'll. Suffice to say, it's pretty much the same Jel fare heard on countless Anticon releases, but the freedom allows Jel to be more intricate, producing a series of bone-crushing atmospheric beats that wrap themselves around your skull in such a way that you can either nod your head to them, get lost in them, or get scared shitless by them. - Ink 19